(Thanks to all my faithful readers who haven't abandoned me, despite the fact I've been neglecting the blog a bit while I was off attending the Blogher Conference in Chicago. I'd planned to keep up better than I did, but I ended up with what I hope was just a stomach thing in Chicago and was kind of functioning on half power for a few days. However, despite the stomach-ache-from-you-know-where, Blogher 07 was just so much fun! I'll be writing a long post with photos tomorrow to share some of what happened. And yes, for those who were there while I was feeling so crummy, I am going to the doctor!)

This is a recipe I made last weekend before I went to Blogher. Steak is such a quick, easy thing to cook well, especially if you're lucky enough to have a barbecue grill or a pan like my beloved cast iron grill pan that I wrote about recently. You can tell by the recipe archives page for Beef, Pork, and Lamb that I'm not a huge beef eater, but hey, who doesn't like a nice juicy steak? And whenever I'm heating up the grill to cook steak, I'll probably make extra so I can make a salad like this.

The idea for combining steak, radishes, and blue cheese in a salad came from a recipe I saw in the very latest South Beach Diet cookbook, The South Beach Diet Taste of Summer Cookbook. I added that book to my new page of cookbooks I'm using, because I can tell I'm going to love the book, although this is one of the first things I've cooked from it. If anyone else has the book and has made something from it, let us know in the comments how you liked it.

South Beach Suggestions:
Salads that use leftover meat like this are a perfect lunch or light dinner option for all phases of the South Beach Diet. Be sure to choose lean cuts of meat and trim most of the fat to avoid saturated fats if you're following South Beach.

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Can anyone else make leftovers look so good! Oh and gorgonzola, I will be trying that vinaigrette!I knew you'd enjoy Blogher, sorry about the belly ache-get that one over quick. Look forward to your run down of the Chicago events!

Kalyn,Just wanted to tell you how MUCH I enjoyed your panel on The Art of Foodblogging. It turned out to be my favorite, and you did a masterful job moderating the group. Everyone had something helpful and original to bring to the table and I walked away feeling "full". It was great meeting you.Ree

Thanks everyone for the nice words. I've been working on my Blogher stuff all day. Finally got the post about the conference up. I'm planning on editing it for days to add new things I find about the conference.

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